Six New Priests of Opus Dei in Africa
On 5 May 2018, 31 new priests of the Prelature of Opus Dei were ordained in Rome by Cardinal Robert Sarah. Six are from Africa.
Spreading the Faith Among the Maasai Youth
Stephen, who belongs to the Maasai community in Kenya, is amazed at how eager the young people are to learn about the Catholic faith.
Quick Learner
"Early last year my wife helped to prepare a Mass in honour of Saint Josemaria at Saint Charles Lwanga Cathedral in Kisii (a community of Bantu people in southwestern Kenya)."
"I've received a real miracle"
Saint Josemaria was born on January 9, 1902. Rev. Charles Muturi, an Anglican bishop in Kenya, says that he has recently received a real "miracle" through his intercession.
With Spade in Hand
A group of young Germans and Africans teamed up last summer to help build a dormitory for girls in a school in a poor district of central Uganda.
"The Church is there for them"
Dominic Kimengich is the Bishop of Lodwar, a diocese in northern Kenya, in an area prone to war conflicts with many refugees. He speaks about the pressing needs of the refugees, especially those from South Sudan.
African Memories of a Young Member of Opus Dei
August 19th 2017 was the 30th anniversary of that day back in 1987 when a young member of Opus Dei managed to save the life of a young camper – but lost his own in the process. The illustrative drawings are from the book Desde un Tren Africano (“From an African Train”) written by Miguel Aranguren who also authored the translated article below.
Economic Rebellion of the "Tea Slaves"
An article published in "El Mundo" about the Kimlea Training Centre, a corporate work of Opus Dei in Kenya that seeks to give women the skills needed to escape from their life as tea pickers on the Maramba plantation.
Where God Weeps With Hope
“Over the past months, my work has taken me to the Amazon in Brazil and Lake Turkana in Kenya, seeking to portray the human condition with my camera, irrespective of race, religion or belief. I am particularly interested in each person,” says photojournalist Ismael Martinez.
Strathmore and Saint Josemaria
Strathmore School, the first multi-racial school in Kenya, started in 1961 under the encouragement of Saint Josemaria. Prof. David Sperling, founding principal, talks about the beginnings of the school and his personal recollections of Saint Josemaria.